Circus Orphan
By: Silverwolf
Blonde hair tailed back, bare feet became wrapped in athletic tape. Hooves could be heard pawing at sand. It was moments away.
The shakes of the pair of horses' heads only made their soon to be rider grin. The first horse would be sent during the announcement. The blonde would stand on the second. Neither animal wore a saddle or bridle. Cobalt eyes narrow a brief moment to inspect the pair of animals.
Naruto had been with th circus most of his life. Though an orphan the performers and crew became family.
The blonde grins as the pounding music begins. The pinto is sent into the ring alone. The teen mounts the chestnut animal and gives it the signal to take off. Naruto rises to his feet along its back. He can't hear the crowd over the music as he begins his performance, timing each movement to the animal acting as his stage. The blonde does a combination of 'trick riding', dancing, knife throwing, and gymnastics along the horse's back with his 'big finish' being a flip from the chestnut horse to the pinto and then bringing the patched animal to the side of its companion. The teen leaves with a foot on each of the pair. He hear the cheering only briefly before disappearing from sight.
"Good run Naruto." The blonde nods lightly. The teen slides to sitting along the pinto's back. The chestnut horse trots into the corral with ease. Naruto guides the pinto with little effort. In fact the teen's signals to the animal are unnoticed. Once the pinto is in the corral the blonde dismounts. The pair of horses are then allowed a bit of time to wander within the pen. Naruto feeds each of the pair a few pieces of apple before leaving them to get the supplies needed to bathe and brush them down.
"You were great." Naruto shrugs, "I've had enough practice to do it all in my sleep." One of the crew laughs, "I bet. Because you don't miss a beat out there." The blonde teen returns to the horses. He slides a halter with a lead attached along the animal. It doesn't take long for the blonde to tie the lead of the chestnut horse to the fencing in order check over it's hooves, wash and, brush the animal. Next, Naruto repeats his actions with the pinto after placing the chestnut animal in a trailer. Unlike the popular performers the blonde maintained the pair of horses himself.
The blonde gives the pair a feeding for the night and changes their water. After the maintenance of his partners the blonde wanders back to watch the rest of the show towards the back of the crowd. Naruto hopes no one will notice him leisurely stretched out in a chair with his meal for the night. A tuxedo cat sits in the blonde's lap eating pieces of meat from the stew. Even if it wasn't the best smelling meal it tasted decent to the teen. The blonde scratches the feline a bit. Like the horses it was an animal Naruto had much contact with.
A/N: I wrote this mostly because I couldn't sleep. I'm not sure where it's headed. Though ideas would be nice. I'm sorry it came out a bit short. Also I'd be nice to find out if it should become a series or not. If someone would like it to see it as a series then please let me know.
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